Barstool CEO Portnoy Wowed By Pizza From Lido Restaurant In Hackensack Barstool CEO Portnoy Wowed By Pizza From Lido Restaurant In Hackensack
Barstool CEO Portnoy Wowed By Pizza From Lido Restaurant In Hackensack Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy made himself clear: He loves bar pizza. And Hackensack's Lido Restaurant gave him just that. The sports internet mogul stopped by the ever-popular Main Street joint this week for another installment of his "One Bite" pizza review series. "I love it in there," said Portnoy, standing outside of the old-time restaurant. "It's straight out of the 1930s. You've got the old people sitting around, bar-style. I hope it's going to be bar pizza... it has to be, right?." Lido opened in 1956. The restaurant briefly closed in 2018 for renovations, but reopened weeks la…
Barstool's Portnoy Ruthlessly Ranks Philadelphia Pizzerias In 'One Bite' Tour Barstool's Portnoy Ruthlessly Ranks Philadelphia Pizzerias In 'One Bite' Tour
Barstool's Portnoy Ruthlessly Ranks Philadelphia Pizzerias In 'One Bite' Tour Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy is taking Philadelphia by storm for the city's latest round of "One Bite" pizza reviews. Portnoy, or "El Presidente," as he's widely known," has tried pizzerias for the "One Bite" series from across the U.S. He's gained a cult following of people looking for reviews "by the common man, for the common man," the One Bite website says.  Never one to sugar coat, Portnoy has high expectations for his pizza.  Here's how the pies stacked up for Portnoy this time around in Philly. Pizzata, 8.1: Overall great pizza, Portnoy said, noting the sauce was t…
VIDEO: Barstool Sports CEO Portnoy Scores Freehold's Dusals Pizza 'Above Average' VIDEO: Barstool Sports CEO Portnoy Scores Freehold's Dusals Pizza 'Above Average'
Video: Barstool Sports CEO Portnoy Scores Freehold's Dusals Pizza 'Above Average' Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy surfaced in Central Jersey -- and he left smiling. The popular pizza critic's latest taste-test was at Duval's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria in Freehold.  "Big flop, big flop," Portnoy said of his slice at the 345 West Main St. joint. "It's falling apart. Let's see what you've got." Portnoy said the shop's owner chewed him out for being late on his scheduled pickup time. "I kinda like that guy. 'You're late, You 're late.'" "Very traditional pizza. I guess a 7.2 is fair," Portnoy said.  In his traditional entertainment mode, P…
Vesta Pizza 'Too Greasy' For Barstool CEO Portnoy Vesta Pizza 'Too Greasy' For Barstool CEO Portnoy
Vesta Pizza 'Too Greasy' For Barstool CEO Portnoy Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy is back to Bergen County for another local round of the "One Bite" pizza review. This time, he's at Vesta Wood Fired Pizza in East Rutherford. "It's good, a little too greasy for my liking," said Portnoy before heading to the Giants-Eagles game. "Good, solid pizza." The rating? A 7.2. So far, New Park Tavern earned the highest review in Bergen County (7.8) with Kinchley's Tavern -- "not crispy enough to say it's elite -- trailing behind at a 7.5.
VIDEO: Barstool Sports CEO Portnoy Gives East Rutherford's New Park Tavern 'Fair' Review VIDEO: Barstool Sports CEO Portnoy Gives East Rutherford's New Park Tavern 'Fair' Review
Video: Barstool Sports CEO Portnoy Gives East Rutherford's New Park Tavern 'Fair' Review Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy is back in Bergen County. Less than one week after visiting Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey -- where he said the pie was not crispy enough -- the sports blogger visited New Park Tavern in East Rutherford for his "One Bite" pizza review series. Portnoy on Saturday said the pie was a little too big to be bar-style, but liked that the bottom was crispy -- he noted, more so than Kinchley's. "I can work with this," Portnoy said in front of a crowd that had gathered outside. "You can hear the crunch all the way to Nebraska. "It has the …
Kinchley's Tavern Pizza Not Crispy Enough For 'Barstool Sports' CEO Portnoy Kinchley's Tavern Pizza Not Crispy Enough For 'Barstool Sports' CEO Portnoy
Kinchley's Tavern Pizza Not Crispy Enough For 'Barstool Sports' CEO Portnoy "Barstool Sports" CEO Dave Portnoy is one of the many Americans who just had to try a bite of the pizza from Kinchley's Tavern in Ramsey. The Massachusetts native and pop culture blogger was pleased -- not thrilled. "It's very good pizza," he said in a video of himself inhaling a slice in the parking lot, "but not crispy enough to say it's elite." Portnoy -- who has been traveling across the U.S. sampling readers' favorite pizza joints -- rated Kinchley's pizza a 7.5/10. He said it was nothing more than "bar pizza." "Am I happy that I drove lik…